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Vulnerable victims and victimisation within practice and policy in the UK:perspectives from practitioners and academic insights
No full textThis book offers a holistic and broad discussion of vulnerable victims, what constitutes victimisation, and how different groups within society are supported through, impacted by, and protected by different agencies and actors within the criminal justice system, society, voluntary organisations, and research. The victims covered in this book include children, domestic abuse survivors, to those becoming victimised through the state, or those not recognised as having “victimhood” status. This book includes chapters and discussions from both practitioners and academics. The authors reflect on practice and policy implications, empirical research, and policy guidance. It includes suggestions for both practice and research for working with vulnerable victims, marginalised groups, and difficult-to-access communities
Part-time working and the teacher mother:panacea or poison?
No full textPart-time work is often suggested as a panacea to the work/life challenge for teacher parents, and most notably, mothers. This paper reports findings from a wider study on the experiences of Primary and Early Years teachers who are also mothers. Four participant stories are draw upon, collected through unstructured life-history interviews with current teacher-mothers, then analysed using ecological systems discourse analysis (ESDA) to highlight predominant discourses. These include the benefits of flexible working, as well as barriers to accessing part-time work. The barriers include perceptions of flexible working and reticence from school leaders to offer job-share, as well as practical and emotional challenges that securing part-time work can bring. It concludes that whilst the option of part-time work may be a supportive measure for some, for others it is an invitation to ‘work full-time effort for part-time reward’, both financially and emotionally
Implementing a recovery capital model into therapeutic courts:case study and lessons learned
Full text linkRecovery capital is a strengths-based and multi-level model for examining the process and outputs of recovery and desistance. Recovery capital posits that the more positive resources one accrues, the better the chances of recovery. Oftentimes growth of one’s recovery capital must be initiated through identifying programs in the community to create supportive scaffolding: this may be especially true for individuals involved in the justice system who may experience additional barriers to accessing programming. This manuscript presents the results of a pilot evaluation of the REC-CAP, a recovery-capital oriented system of measurement, planning, and engagement in two drug treatment courts. We include a description of the implementation process and results from surveys and focus groups with the court staff. Results suggests that the trainings were useful and that court staff meaningfully engaged with the REC-CAP system. Court staff felt the REC-CAP provided important information about court clients’ strengths and barriers and suggested next steps for staff to take to guide their clients. Future work should explore how the REC-CAP score profile may change with client progress through the court phases as well as how to incorporate more system level supports for a REC-CAP orientation among probation officers and other court staff
Exploring the experience of natural green space among South Asian Muslim people in the UK
No full textVisiting Natural Green Spaces (NGS) is an important lifestyle factor that contributes to quality of life. Whilst NGS can be used to combat health issues, many of which are experienced by South Asian Muslim communities in the UK, it is concerning that such communities face the largest disparities in access to NGS compared to other ethnic minority groups. This paper responds to the paucity in research of South Asian people’s experiences of NGS. Data were generated through individual semi-structured interviews with 20 South Asian Muslim men and women. Using Bourdieu’s concepts of field, habitus and capital, data underwent thematic analysis. This paper reports on the key findings of the study: defining the field of NGS; enhancing wellbeing in NGS; and challenges of accessing NGS. The study concludes that we understand NGS as fields in which capital is shaped by race, religion and gender, and provides suggestions for how policy and practice can consider NGS in health enhancing interventions
Of babies and bathwater:in defence of the traditional essay
No full textAssessment is always a hot topic in education, and has come into sharp focus recently in legal education with the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), with increased pressures to focus on problematic modes of assessment and styles of teaching, to accommodate for more the SQE’s Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Presently, discussions around the benefits of authentic assessment, about assessment choice for students, as well as the importance of embedding employability skills, and risks of academic misconduct all impact the types of assessment preferred in higher education institutions at any given time. In addition, the rise of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is already significantly impacting assessment practices - at least amongst students. All of these debates seem to have coincided to question the importance of, and subsequently firmly push out of favour, ‘the traditional essay’. They are described as traditional, implying not innovative or even boring, they are lamented as not being plagiarism proof and now answerable by AI, and lesser than the more recent modes of assessment, that have value, but can equally be flashy gimics if without purpose. They are also perceived as pointless in an era of employability skills where we are required to assess students using techniques that replicate tasks they might encounter ‘in the real world’. However, we think we are in danger of throwing the proverbial baby out with the bathwater if we are too quick to discard the traditional essay as a method of assessment in law
A cross-sectional study investigating the role of meaning and purpose in life among older individuals (>50 years old) in recovery from alcohol use disorder / problem drinking
No full textBackground: (Re)discovering meaning and purpose in life (MPL) is one of eight domains of recovery capital (RC). However, there has been limited research on this important recovery support mechanism. Aim: Framed within Viktor Frankl’s theory of meaning (logotherapy), the paper aimed to investigate how MPL among older people in recovery is sustained. Method: Older people (≥50-years old) in recovery responded to a survey containing two measures: the Purpose in Life Test (PIL) and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ). Respondents were divided into two groups, early- and late-onset. Relationships between MPL and the respondents were then investigated against four independent variables: onset-type, gender, continuous years in recovery and recovery pathway. Results: Late-onset AUD/problem drinking was estimated to emerge between 45- and 55-years old; the sample consisted of 249 (65.4%) early- and 132 (34.6%) late-onset respondents. Significant differences were found between PIL and continuous years in recovery (rs = .32, n = 381, p = <0.001) and the presence of meaning in life (MIL) and continuous years in recovery (rs = .30, n = 381, p = < .001). A significant difference was also found between onset-type and the search for MIL (t (308) = -2.45, p = 0.01). Conclusion: The main finding, that there is an association between MPL and continuous years in recovery, was further supported by the finding which suggested the late-onset group, who had been in recovery for significantly less time (M = 3.27 years) than the early-onset cohort (M = 12.71 years), were more likely to be searching for meaning in life
Considering young fatherhood:women and equalities committee inquiry on equality at work, paternity and shared parental leave
No full textWhen considering shared parental leave and ways to incentivise equal sharing of childcare between parents, it is vital to include the views of those from diverse circumstances, including people who are frequently marginalised in society, such as young fathers. Men who enter parenthood at a young age (aged 25 or under) often come from more vulnerable or disadvantaged backgrounds, are more likely to face economic, social and health challenges, and may lack informal or professional support in comparison to young mothers, and also to fathers who are older. As such, young fathers’ needs as working parents can differ remarkedly in comparison to others. Furthermore, young fathers are invisible to national statistics, since data is not routinely collected on them. As a result, they are largely ignored by policymakers and receive little practical support compared to young mothers. This can further exacerbate inequalities. Understanding the views of young fathers can therefore offer a unique and different perspective on paternity/parent leave schemes which needs to be inclusive and equitable towards the youngest men
